Dipped Pecan Spritz

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 130
• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened (no substitutes)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup finely ground pecans
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 teaspoons shortening, divided
• 3/4 cup vanilla chips or 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
• colored sprinkles

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugarl beat in egg and extracts.
• 2 combine the flour, pecans and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture.
• 3 using a cookie press fitted with disk of your choice, press sough 2 inches apart ungreased baking sheets.
• 4 bake at 375 for 5-7 minutes or until set[ do not brown].
• 5 remove to wire racks to cool.
• 6 in a microwave, melt chocolate chips and 3/4 t.
• 7 shortening; stir until smooth.
• 8 melt vanilla chips and remaining shortening at 70% power; stir until smooth.
• 9 dip half of the cookies halfway in semisweet mixture; allow excess to drip off.
• 10 place on waxed paper to harden.
• 11 dip remaining cookies halfway in vanilla mixture; allow excess to drip off.
• 12 place on waxed paper and sprinkle coated area with colored sprinkles.
• 13 let harden.